Technology

10 outdated everyday products that should have disappeared by now

From fax machines and alarm clocks to VHS cassettes... they are all still around
'Talking Burj Khalifa' will tell Dubai parking defaulters to move

Parking alarm in the shape of Burj Khalifa will be installed at disabled parking zones in Dubai
UAE warning against water-diet capsules

Cautions public about legalities of online purchase
Why Google Glass may be your next Dubai parking inspector

Inspector wearing Google Glass only needs to blink his eyes to instruct a check
Android users in India among most vulnerable, says Interpol report

Every fifth Android user faces cyber-attacks: Kaspersky Lab and Interpol survey
Apple starts iPhone 6 sales in key China market

Apple began selling its latest iPhone in China Friday, nearly a month after other major territories due to a licence
Twitter tweets start to sing

Twitter on Thursday began letting people instantly listen to music and other audio by clicking on tweets from the
Future is here: Smart homes to be reality by 2015

UAE residents can start converting their living rooms, bedrooms and even their entire residence into smart homes
Apple introduces iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3; UAE pre-orders start today

Apple rolls out slimmer, more powerful new iPad Air 2 and Mini 3 even as pre-orders in the UAE are set to start from
Enjoy Wi-Fi at Global Village, courtesy du

WiFi UAE will cover 31 pavilions, 25 restaurants, and more than 150 kiosks
Forget going to the bank in Dubai - just log on to Facebook

Commercial Bank of Dubai launches region’s first ‘bank branch inside Facebook’
Note Edge unveiled in Dubai, but won’t be available for few months

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge will only be on limited availability and may not even be up for sale at any of the retail
UAE parents may soon watch 'live streaming' of kids in school bus

Parents will soon be able to watch live videos of their children in a school bus and will be alerted every time the kid
Google unveils 'Lollipop' before Apple unwraps new iPad devices

Google on Wednesday ramped up its mobile arsenal, upgrading its Nexus line with a new tablet and smartphone, and
Mohammed bin Rashid tours Gitex 2014

Gitex is among the world's biggest ICT shows
Tablet sales show fresh signs of cooling: survey

Consumers taking another look at newer PCs
DVCOM Showcases its Extended Product Portfolio at GITEX 2014

DVCOM Technology, a leading provider of Open Source VoIP Telephony and Networking Solutions Company and the technology
DSO to host Dh110 million PV panel factory

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority signs agreement with Chang Zhou Almaden Ltd
Microsoft, Etisalat sign global framework accord

Microsoft and Etisalat have signed a global framework agreement to enable the telco’s operations across 15 countries to
Phone sales: Samsung leads; Huawei beats Apple...

Smartphones set the pace as MEA handset sales top 64 million units in Q2 2014

Business

Arabtec to launch $40bn Egypt housing project by year-end

The first homes will be delivered in early 2017
HBO announces standalone streaming service

Will deliver shows like 'Games of Thornes and 'Girls
Mobile immigration: Zips disabled passengers through

Immigration officer will complete procedures in trolley
Made in Japan: First passenger aircraft in 4 decades

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to pull back curtain on new Mitsubishi Regional Jet
Apple introduces iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3; UAE pre-orders start today

Apple rolls out slimmer, more powerful new iPad Air 2 and Mini 3 even as pre-orders in the UAE are set to start from
Android users in India among most vulnerable, says Interpol report

Every fifth Android user faces cyber-attacks: Kaspersky Lab and Interpol survey
Latest gold, currency exchange rates in UAE today

GOLD Rates at 9:30 AM - Oct 18, 2014 Gold Rate (gram) Ten Tola (TT) Bar 17200 AED 24K 150.00 AED 22K 142.25 AED 21K
Jobs in UAE: Engineers wanted in Dubai, Abu Dhabi

Mechanical Engineering Company: Forum International Location: Abu Dhabi Requirements: Ensure safe working conditions
NRI alert: Your remittance to India is set to get more expensive

Remittances by Indian expats in the UAE and elsewhere in the world may get more expensive after a recent circular
Is selling from your Dubai home legal? Here’s DED’s response

Business dealings of any nature carried out without a license from homes are not permitted in Dubai
Is Bahrain property a good buy for Gulf investors?

Rents in Bahrain’s high quality developments set to rise
Dubai launches property service charge and maintenance index

300 projects in 22 master developments included in index: Rera
NRI alert: Indian designer apartments go on sale in Dubai for Dh3.63m

AIPL pre-launches JJ Valaya designed units in Cattaro luxury tower

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McDonald's factory secrets unveiled

McDonald's broke with its tradition of secrecy and took the unprecedented step of allowing cameras behind its
Moment world’s heaviest firework explodes

This is the moment a firework weighing 460 grams set a new world record.

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10 outdated everyday products that should have disappeared by now

From fax machines and alarm clocks to VHS cassettes... they are all still around
Failed kidney or cancer: Will your UAE critical cover pay for initial stages?

Huge mismatch between definition of critical illness for individual and insurer
'Talking Burj Khalifa' will tell Dubai parking defaulters to move

Parking alarm in the shape of Burj Khalifa will be installed at disabled parking zones in Dubai
10 years in jail for killing family: Indian finally at peace

Now licensed from the Department of Islamic Affairs for teaching new prison inmates the Quran
Hiring at Emirates, Etihad to pick up pace in November

Several recruitment events planned

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Dubai's new medical discounts: Click for yours

Discount packages for different services in Dubai will be launched this week
10-year-old commits suicide

A 10-year-old Saudi boy committed a suicide by hanging himself by a tree just outside his house in the Gulf Kingdom, a
Video: 'Armless' beggar found to have hands

A Saudi man pretending to give alms to an armless girl begging in a public place grabbed her dress and pulled out her
Video: Saudi soldier fights with civil servant

A Saudi soldier had a fight with an employee at a government telecommunication company, a film that immediately
Video: Restaurant shut for 'salad cockroach'

Saudi health authorities shut down a famous grills restaurant after a customer captured a film showing live cockroaches